The King of England & His Three Sons or the Apple Identity
Folklore, Food and Fairytales - A podcast by Rachel Mosses
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In which we discover golden apples are never in convenient places, it takes persistence to overcome the odds and that turning up with a large army is a very effective rescue strategy. We also find yet again that brothers can be jealous, that kindness & courtesy never go amiss and that chopping things with swords can have surprising results. The episode story is the King of England and His Three Sons as collected by Joseph Jacobs in More English Fairy Tales The recipe for this episode is Apple Cake If you would like to know a bit more about some of the links and books I used to research this episode you can find them at Further Reading. The website that I mentioned is Romani Cultural Arts Company You can also find out more at Hestia's Kitchen which has all past episodes and the connected recipes on the blog. If you'd like to get in touch about the podcast you can find me on Twitter or Instagram at @FairyTalesFood.
